Telegram-herald., 1887-10-12
.SNOOES RAMBLING
ne IS = c.sTAwAy OK Az ISLAND.
His Vessel Goes Ashore 2ad the Grew r.s
- Made - Isua A. o'Cl0ek a.
the sorning as Dixs
Cave

/ Just Eot chance 10 put my leslsf 10
you on board he steamer Lswrsncs %
viii starr 8 new one. We ksd hsrd ums
Of il running INTO Ch.rlevoix hsrbor last
night Ihe toE was 50 timex We could not
see boat length. For hoar after hear We
could hear ,he orders on decK. such as
"Ho~ l. she heading Sou west bs wesf.
let her fall oh lslie. Steady. h0iu her
there" Aye Ave bFlng LeT up.
Down with her Jam her down hard.
Blsnk-it-all she began 70 smell tse bank
then" STEADY a. you are steady IL
is AT last ne splsd the Casrlevoix light.
close aboard and soon put Ia and tied 20
the dock where ne hsd rOusing good
supper and fred eggs. ho1 ooaee ana
mashed potatoes.
We were disappointed in getting Capt.
Cook after al FOR sailing msster, as be was
Obliged 60 sail his own vessel, the Birdie
which was unexpcctedly ordered 10 L0d-
ingtoB. She put ia here the same evening
We did. This morning We came out oi
har0Or dead before the wind. III wake oi
the Fleet Wins" half a mile ahead. In
eight hours we had passed Ter and len her
nearly hull Down.
Fishermans Island was on our port bow
al ll.30 q. m. and Captain Holmes pointed
out the shoal where the Champlsin ground
and burned last Spring. lOsiug twenty-five
lives AT 2.l5 We were abreast Of Grand
Traverse Bay and after good dinner en-
loved smoke and chat on deck.
Oct Last night we had \ full moon
all the evening on our port bow anc never
saw more beautiful effects Of moonlight.
The wster looked like sparkling Jewels being
dashed from side 70 side by some invisible
hand. Ii was too nice 10 leave SO none OF
US turned in. but sat on deck smoking our
cigars and telling yarns, while the loily
Rambler bounded over the waves with
bone in her teeth" as the sailors call the
line Of white foam at the cutwater. Il can
understand now what is meant by the
music of the waves, said Professor Block,
as he pulled ont ring Of smoke.
Yes" remarked Capt. Holmes. FOR
instance we might get high e before
morning"
That's so, but if we don't the waves will
b fiat, " said Skinner.
"Hs, hs. hs." laughed the Captain.
"Come, Soiiman, get there, it's your
play" -
sharp enough 10 tell how he weather will
b" said /, as calmly as If my entire re-
putation was not al stake.
Pretty good come. Professor, your
turn, cried the Captain gaily.
"Oh dear / can't raise you, think Will
have to pass for A fiat, boys.
Good again. now / will give you a
musical conundrum that | composed last
night. said /.
"why are tunes sung TO a maiden
Upon the kitchen stOop. 50 dear,
More sure 70 win than IL you breathe
A loving sigh into her ear
'sThat is too much for me" said Capt.
Holmes. II pass, you have raised me out
said Skinner. II cant see your blind
said the Professor We'll then. / will tell
you. Ii is because a sigh never beat stoop
airs" by the great horn spoonl" cried
Skinner, as he tum blcd off his camp stool.
Does your hat iii YOU this morning Soil
man, inquired Capt. II. concernediy i
move that this conundrum be spread upon
ths records of this expedition" said Prot.
Black. Motion carried.
After lots OF fun and Joking we At last
turned in and was rocked 10 sleep by
the rollers TO be awakened every ten
mind by noises on deck.
The latter part OF last night was pretty
rough, after all. and all night the tramp OF
| feet on deck as Tom Tssheels rushed for
ward to reef the foressil or get in the Jlb.
or pull down the topssils and one thing and
another, kept me awake pretty near all
night. Tom wears No. ii boats. with hob
| nails in EN- and makes terrible racket on
| deck.
| am not stuck on writing when the ship
| is rolling as IL is now, and don't know
| whether YOU can read this or not.
| We have been beating up all dsy against
| head winds. and make slow progress.
| AsI write this there Is every prospect OF
| a gale. and Cap. SAYS we will have a night
| OF it," lie il going 10 make the hanetou
| ha-bor If possible and "let 20 his hook
L he kas h.h
or not Skinner says sailors never ssy an
| Choir" A regular thoroughbred Away.
says hook" for anchor.
| Or SoEI CoEFoUEDED ISLAND, Oct. B.
| Well. it's come al last. I've expected u all
| the time, and now I've got II. We sre
| shipwrecked on an unknown island. How
! can ever mail this letter 10 you - more
| than know. nut ! will keep Gp the log
| and trust 20 luck. ] write this on the
| cover to the fore. hatch. which we sr'
| using for table The wind. rain and fof
| LAST night made q night long to be remem
| bered on Lake Michigan. We ran on IN
| der bare sticks last night until the Captain
| empletelY lost his reckoning and also biz
| plumb bob overheard. Skinner siso los
| al. supper After dashing about in th'
| rain and fog about four hours we spiec
LAND close aboard Oh our stsbbard bow sng
| let go our night bower. That was NJ
| good. - We plaFeI our fefL Ids uei0 rs
for q while and We sort of turned IN with
| our clothes on. leaving Tom a. anchor
watch. st about ? 3. m. we were a.
| routed oat by the CRY Of con deck OF
deck We are going ashore 6-ea
| snakes never was 90 terf1nuxsd IA my
life. After tambhng over each other tv'
or three time. and after ] bad stuck M
foot through the Professors bat, ye got OF
dsCk
| sure enough, We were dragging orr naf
| hooks and going ashore fast The wiu'
was blowing hurrycsne and tbs breaker
| went bT us ike race borses. In tEo min
utes xe struck and heGsn 10 pound. "
got our grip SACKS 0ut where they cguld b
20; a.. snd prepared 20 i7mp. bui IN ID
mean time Cap and Tom 81 olt tie Encbo
| chains which sIloved our bow - SWIM
| round t0 fae shore throvfng TIE Tesssl ~
| her Beam ends among tie breakers
/ Out - iunued and vsfea sshoTe. onf
getting oar fses wst snd saving onrse vs
| and baggsge-
| I-l dra9 tbs le-tsf ~ cioss nov ~
Sea it uo. ss f is long snoagh. hBt sas.
stzrt snofhrT ~ ouos - es r. EFe ou
further adventures on TINS isisu5. y
hsvs zof - fred ap and es~e d.
in ne bank s-ssdv 80 - a. quite con
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